A look at the stunning line of coast running from Nice to Genoa, for so long the a favourite haunt of the British in Italy
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Simon Parks discovers how one woman’s determination to bring a once charred shell of a house back to life has resulted in the creation of Prato di Sotto, a peaceful and tranquil haven in Umbria -
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Tax laws in Italy provide significant benefits for private buyers
Tax laws in Italy may prove a boon for private buyers looking for holiday homes - even those with a view of renting them out.
This represents a major step forward in comparison with the previous tax regime in Italy. There are lower completion costs and the potential to bypass capital gains tax.
The dream of the open road, a better life and more time to live it prompted photographers Steve and Sarah Barney to travel from the West Midlands to find a home in Puglia... by motorbike
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Ben West meets an Italian couple who have restored a 16th-century Medicean villa near Pisa
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Linda Travella lays down some basic guidelines for buying a property in Italy -
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The Rain Drain
While many countries suffer from the "brain drain", where people head out of the country in search of a better career, Britain seems to be going through a "rain drain". Barclays Buying Abroad has revealed the number of Brits keen to buy property abroad has doubled in the last year, as Britain suffers one of the wettest, dullest summers ever.
